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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 22, Number 43

    October 28, 2020 Doug Bidwell

    Let’s start this edition of the IBM i PTF Guide with a few reminders. First, the new Technology Refreshes for IBM i 7.3 and IBM i 7.4 are going to be available on November 13, and so will the Tech Refresh Resaves related to them. Next, the IBM Systems TechU – The Virtual Edition takes place from October 26 through 29. You can find out more at this link.

    Next, there is a new Security Bulletin: BIND for IBM i is affected by CVE-2020-8622 and CVE-2020-8624, which is available at this link. The IBM i PTF numbers are:

    • IBM i 7.4 – SI74159
    • IBM i 7.3 – SI74160
    • IBM i 7.2 – SI74161
    • IBM i 7.1 – SI74204

    Now, for some microcode changes. There is updated microcode for Machine-Type Models: 9008-22L; 9009-22A; 9009-41A; 9009-42A; 9223-22H; 9223-42H, which you can read about at this link. And there is another microcode update – this is not a duplicate – this is High Impact and Pervasive (HIPER) for Updated microcode for Machine-Type Models: 9008-22L; 9009-22A; 9009-41A; 9009-42A; 9223-22H; 9223-42H, which you can find out more about at this link. We will say this once again: These are two different microcode patches.

    Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:

    PTF Groups 7.4:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • Recommended Fixes – IBM Tivoli Directory Server
    • Recommended Fixes – Cryptographic Services/DCM/Cryptographic Co-processor
    • Backup Recovery Solutions
    • WebSphere App Server V8.5

    PTF Groups 7.3:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • WebSphere App Server V8.5
    • Recommended Fixes – Cryptographic Services/DCM/Cryptographic Co-processor
    • Backup Recovery Solutions

    PTF Groups 7.2:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • WebSphere App Server V8.5
    • Recommended Fixes – Cryptographic Services/DCM/Cryptographic Co-processor
    • Backup Recovery Solutions

    PTF Groups 7.1:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security

    New (or Updated) Links for this week:

    • TRANSFORM: Using Transform Services to Generate PDF Stream Files instead of Spooled Files
    • SAV/RST: Overview of the GO SAVE command

    Tips/Definitions: Vote, be safe, and be kind.

    The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (10/24/20). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

    Defective PTF rundown (The last defective for each release):
    	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
    	Date		PTF			PTF
    	--------	--------	-------	-------
    7.4	10/06/20	SI73911		SE74370	SI74277	(available)
    			SI73749
    			SI73341
    			SI72143
    7.3	10/06/20	SI74198		SE74370	SI74275	(available)
    			SI74181
    			SI73910
    			SI73744
    			SI73735
    			SI73109
    			SI71844		
    7.2	10/06/20	SI73839		SE74370	SI74276	(available)
    			SI73601
    			SI73431
    			SI73331
    			SI71769
    7.1	07/29/19	SI69653		SE71807	SI70603 (5733SC1, OpenSSH, available!)
    

    Be sure to access the link in the Guide for further details.

    Below is the usual archive of the IBM i PTF Guide to help you work through the PTFs in chronological order:

    October 28, 2020: Volume 22, Number 43

    October 17, 2020: Volume 22, Number 42

    October 10, 2020: Volume 22, Number 41

    October 3, 2020: Volume 22, Number 40

    September 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 39

    September 19, 2020: Volume 22, Number 38

    September 12, 2020: Volume 22, Number 37

    September 5, 2020: Volume 22, Number 36

    August 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 35

    August 22, 2020: Volume 22, Number 34

    August 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 33

    August 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 32

    August 1, 2020: Volume 22, Number 31

    July 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 30

    July 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 29

    July 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 28

    July 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 27

    June 27, 2020: Volume 22, Number 26

    June 20, 2020: Volume 22, Number 25

    June 13, 2020: Volume 22, Number 24

    June 6, 2020: Volume 22, Number 23

    May 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 22

    May 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 21

    May 16, 2020: Volume 22, Number 20

    May 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 19

    May 2, 2020: Volume 22, Number 18

    April 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 17

    April 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 16

    April 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 15

    April 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 14

    March 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 13

    March 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 12

    March 14, 2020: Volume 22, Number 11

    March 7, 2020: Volume 22, Number 10

    February 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 9

    February 22, 2020: Volume 22, Number 8

    February 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 7

    February 8, 2020: Volume 22, Number 6

    February 2, 2020: Volume 22, Number 5

    January 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 4

    January 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 3

    January 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 2

    January 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 1

    December 28, 2019: Volume 21, Number 52

    December 21, 2019: Volume 21, Number 51

    December 14, 2019: Volume 21, Number 50

    December 7, 2019: Volume 21, Number 49

    November 30, 2019: Volume 21, Number 48

    November 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 47

    November 16, 2019: Volume 21, Number 46

    November 10, 2019: Volume 21, Number 45

    November 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 44

    October 26, 2019: Volume 21, Number 43

    October 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 42

    October 12, 2019: Volume 21, Number 41

    October 5, 2019: Volume 21, Number 40

    September 28, 2019: Volume 21, Number 39

    September 21, 2019: Volume 21, Number 38

    September 14, 2019: Volume 21, Number 37

    September 7, 2019: Volume 21, Number 36

    August 31, 2019: Volume 21, Number 35

    August 24, 2019: Volume 21, Number 34

    August 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 33

    August 10, 2019: Volume 21, Number 32

    August 3, 2019: Volume 21, Number 31

    July 27, 2019: Volume 21, Number 30

    July 20, 2019: Volume 21, Number 29

    July 13, 2019: Volume 21, Number 28

    June 29, 2019: Volume 21, Number 26

    June 22, 2019: Volume 21, Number 25

    June 15, 2019: Volume 21, Number 24

    June 8, 2019: Volume 21, Number 23

    June 1, 2019: Volume 21, Number 22

    May 25, 2019: Volume 21, Number 21

    May 18, 2019: Volume 21, Number 20

    May 11, 2019: Volume 21, Number 19

    May 4, 2019: Volume 21, Number 18

    April 27, 2019: Volume 21, Number 17

    April 20, 2019: Volume 21, Number 16

    April 13, 2019: Volume 21, Number 15

    April 6, 2019: Volume 21, Number 14

    March 30, 2019: Volume 21, Number 13

    March 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 12

    March 16, 2019: Volume 21, Number 11

    March 9, 2019: Volume 21, Number 10

    March 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 9

    February 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 8

    February 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 7

    February 11, 2019: Volume 21, Number 6

    February 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 5

    January 26, 2019: Volume 21, Number 4

    January 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 3

    January 12, 2019: Volume 21, Number 2

    January 5, 2019: Volume 21, Number 1

    December 22, 2018: Volume 20, Number 51

    December 15, 2018: Volume 20, Number 50

    December 8, 2018: Volume 20, Number 49

    December 1, 2018: Volume 20, Number 48

    November 24, 2018: Volume 20, Number 47

    November 17, 2018: Volume 20, Number 46

    November 10, 2018: Volume 20, Number 45

    November 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 44

    October 27, 2018: Volume 20, Number 43

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